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UNIVERSITY

VOLUME XXXI

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LEXINGTON.

1YMCA CABINET

Organizations'
SOUGHT BY UNION Dance Petitions

FOR NEXT YEAR

Due Monday

L ANNUAL DRIVE

The board of directors of the
Student Union building today opens
Its annual drive for committee members to assist in conducting the
various Union activities of the year.
Any student Interested in committee work is requested to fill out
the application blank to be found
elsewhere in today's Kernel, and to
turn it in any time today or Wednesday at Room 127. Union building. Applicants must list their first,
second, and third committee pre-

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Quecn, glass enclosed excursion boat.
In addition, the band has played at
many college dances and debutante!
balls, including
the fashionable
Bachelor's cotillion at Louisville.
Admission to dance, which will be
is $1 per couple or stag.

Nation's
Week
By JIM WOOLDKIDGE

With election day only five weeks
away, presidential candidates Wil-kand Roosevelt increased their
campaign activities last week in a
ticklish race which had not as yet
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resolved Itself into a fight on any
definite issues.
Wendell Wilkie
was on his major speaking
tour through the Southwest, up the
California coast, and back east to
New York. Speaking from the back
platform of his train to outdoor aud- iences at major stops aiong mc
route, candidate Wilkie aimed direct blows at the president but could
find no opening. Reason: F. D. R.
countered each blow with a presidential act.
Example: GOP's Wendell urged
the presiaid to Great Britain
dent sent destroyers.
Mr. Wilkie asked financial support to failing China and a check
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on Japan's invasion machinery'R. voted funds for the government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek and saw that an embargo on
imn trac libnitpri flip .Tans
The Republican candidate then
pledged more support to South
American trade if elected, and Saturday Mr. Roosevelt's
of State Sumner Wells an
nounced that close economic and
military cooperation was to be ex- pec ted soon within the
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can nations.
Issues which the president has
not countered are those of the third
term and the organization of the
defense program.
In Washington
the Democrat's leader und
master politician Franklin Delano
Roosevelt was in the driver's seat
in the present campaign, his advisors believed, because he v.as president and candidate in one.
Smiles came to the managers also because of the results of the recent Gallup poll which gave their
chief 55 percent oi the popular vote.
453 electoral votes, and 38 states
against the 38 electorial votes and
10 states of the GOP's entry.
The Roosevelt manager's biggest
smile of all came, however, when
they heard of Willkie's statement
that the president "telephoned to
Hitler and Mussolini and urged them
to sell Czechoslovakia down the
river" during the Munich conference. It was the Republican candidate's only major slip of the tongue in the campaign
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KYIAN PHOTOS
WILL BE TAKEN
Schedule Released

For Organizations
Beginning Wednesday, and extending through Friday, October 11.
Kentuckian pictures will be taken by
the Lafayette studio from 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m. in the basement of Memorial Hall, Sam Ewing, editor, announced yesterday.
Swing said that all pictures must
be taken on the dates listed In the
schedule, and that students wishing to use last year's picture should
make it known on the appointed
day for their groups.
Charges will be $' for a new
print, 50 cents for reuse of an old
print, and 25 cents for additional
prints.
Organizations desiring pages in
the Kentuckian should contact John
Clore, business manager, after 4 p.
m., Ewing stated.
The schedule follows:
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Alpha Sigma
Phi. Alpha Gamma Delta, Lambda
Chi Alpha, Delta Tau Delta.
Thursday, Oct. 3: Zeta Tau Alpha,
Kappa Sigma, Alpha Tau Omega,
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Friday, Oct. 4: Delta Chi. Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Kappa Delta, Phi Sig
ma Kappa.
Saturday, Otc. : Juniors and
Seniors.
Monday, Oct. 7: Phi Delta Theta,
Chi Omega. Kappa Alpha, Delta

FACULTY HEARS
YM YW REPORT

Committee Submits
List Of Remedies;
Courses Changed

Course
In German Offered
In response to a number of re
quests for lessons in German con
versatioii, a
course is to be organized by

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students interested are invited to attend the meeting of the
photography club on October 10,
Grant Whitehouse, president, anAll

nounced. An election of
and secretary, traditionally
women's posts, will be held, and
Prof. Paul Whitaker of the German department will address the
club.
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French Club to Meet
Francais will hold its
first meeting of the year Thursday
afternoon at 3 p. m. in the Natural
Le Cercle

Science building.
Plans for the activities of the club
will be discussed and subjected to
approval. New members are welcome to attend. Any person taking
French or who has taken French
is qualiiied to become a member.

extra-curricul- ar

the German department at

7:30 p.
in Room 205, Ad

m. Wednesday
ministration building.
The class will meet at this time
and place each week, and is open
to all students and to townspeople,

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graduate women
students will be held at 4 p. m. Friday in the Music room of the Union
building, the dean of women an- A meeting of all

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It's an official pin and blue feather for Dean Itlaiuling
it' president, opens the membership drii

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The annual membership drive of nomics and labor, worship, Dutch
the University YWCA will begin to- -' luoh, interracial, world peace, social,
service- - and Publicity.
day and continue through Thursday.! camPus
Director or the social service
Betty South, aits and sciences Jungroup this year is Shirley Hutchins.
ior from Frankfort, will be chair- This club had 153 members last
man of the drive.
year and devoted its activity to visUsing a blue feather and a button iting the state reformatory school,
as a sign of membership, the solici- the Shriners' crippled children's
tors of the campaign expect an in- hospital, and Lincoln school.
crease over last year's enrollment
Jenny Puckett is in charge of the
of 510. Not only the new mem- economics and labor group, an or
bers but all those who have joined ganization which devotes study to
in the past and expect to be in the employment and other industrial
organization again this year will problems In this community.
get feathers.
In the worship section, which perThis feather will be the motif of forms initiation and other cerethe drive, with the slogans, "It's a monies of the YWCA, Josephine
feather in your cap to be in the Andres will direct the activity. This
YWCA," "Feather your nest with group will be in charge of the recYW friends," and "Birds of a feath- ognition meeting of the organizaer flock together."
tion at 6 p. m. Thursday when the
Tables In the Union building and new members will be formally InMcVey hall will be centers of the ducted.
campaign
activity
with YWCA
Ida Schoeue will be in charge of
members distributing pamphlets and the Dutch Lunch club this semester.
buttons at these points.
This group meets at noon each FriSolicitors in the drive met yes- day in the basement of the Maxterday afternoon in the Union well Street Presbyterian church for
building for a dessert course and a luncheon and a short program.
organization
meeting directed by
Head of the interracial section is
Isabelle Peacher, arts and sciences Jean Ewers. Her group studies race
problems in the University.
senior, from Nashville. Tenn.
Stephanie Sorokolit is in charge of
The chairman of the drive has
appointed
assistants to promote the world peace club, a study group
membership in the women's resi- which discusses international con
dence halls. Stephanie Sorok'olit ditions and peace moves at its
will direct the activity in Jewell meetings.
hall; Dorothy Paul, In Boyd hall
The social group is under the di and Ida Shoene and Dorothy Baker rection of Louise Galloway. This
in Patterson hall. Stationed at the section plans parties given by the
tables in McVey and the Union YWCA and directs each semester's
building will be Catherine Ellison freshman week.
and Mary Olive Davis. The sorority
Janet Fergus will head the camchairman is Marjorie Thomas, and pus service club which studies
the publicity chairman is Mildred t-faculty
relations and directs
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campus surveys. Last year's survey
of this group was on cheating In
the university classes
The publicity group is in charge
0f Isabelle Peacher. This section is
planning a publication for this year,
"The Y s Eyes." Its editor will be
Mildred Murray, associate editor of
The Kernel.

As would quite naturally be ex
pected under the circumstances, the
instruction of foreign languages in
the nation's universities is feeling
the repercussions of the current
European war.
On a national scale it appears
that the French language is being
viewed by students as a dead or
dying language. As a consequence,
more and morq students have deserted this language in their college
curriculum for other foreign tounges,
Spanish in particular.
A discussion yesterday
with Dr.
Hobart Ryland, head of the Romance
languages department, and Dr. J.
E. Hernandez,
assistant professot
of romance languages, disclosed no
significant differences with national opinion in general. But they both
emphatically denied that French is
a dead language.
Many people think erroneously
that French will be a dead language,"
said Doctor Ryland, "but past experiences show that a countrv's native

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For the second time in its
history, Tau Beta Pi.
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By BOB AMMONS
its national convention on this camioner prefer pus Thursday through Saturday.
Gentlemen
biondes
The first national convention wa3
At ,east reports f rom a group of held here in 1923.
repreSentative students from cam-D- r.
assembly,
During the three-da- y
puses of every state show that business sessions, luncheons, banbeen dethroned quets, campus and Bluegrass tours,
Queen Blondie has
oy the "medium brunette."
a smoker, dances, a model initiarn fact. almost 80 per cent of tne tion, and a group attendance at the
delegates to the na
n
and Lee foottional Tau Beta Pi convention be- ball game will be on the program.
ing held on the campus this week
Fraternity and professional memshowed a preference for dark hair
including delegates from 69
m requesting dates for the conven- - bers,
chapters, are expected to convene
tion dance Friday night,
here from all sections of the counQUestionaires asking what tvpe oi try.
girl the deiegates preferred and lists
Highlighting the first day's activiof descriptions of prospective dates
ties will be a model Initiation cerefrom university sororities and
p. m. In Phoenix
men-residence halls were gathered mony at 8:30
bv a committee of local Tau Beta hotel The eleven undergraduates
pj members. and dates will be al-- 1 and three alumni, who were pledged
Iotted the visitors according to their by the local chapter Friday in Me-

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delegates, from every
SIate are expected, included mm
jrom Alabama. Virginia. Harvard.
Yalc, and Princeton. One of the
minoP troubles with
according to Vernon Aloert. chair-th- e
man 0, tne committee. Is that all
the women want to date the lone
Harvard man.
A few added qualifications were
Included by some of the delegates.
One from a northern college asked.
"How's about one of them thar
Southern queens." Another "hoped
she has a Southern accent."
One said no thanks, he didn't wart,
a date. He was going to brtnor his
wife.
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REGISTRATION

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Graham Will Sprak
Following registration from 8 to
10 a. m.. Thursday, in the Student
Union building', the opening buM- -

Final enrollment figure for the
University this semester stood at
3.720 when the registrar's office
closed yesterday afternoon on the
last day in which students could
make regular registration.
This year's total is 63 less than
last year's record 3.788. Enrollment
had been climbing until this year
since the depression years of
when the number of students
in school shrank to 800.
Some six or eight may be added
to this year's figure, officials at the
registrar's office believed, as registration by mail may be obtained by
persons wishing to do graduate work
at the University. These applicants
mail their request for courses to the
registrar and receive their registration blanks by return mail. They
take only thesis work and courses
by appointment while here.
At noon yesterday the total enrollment stood at 3,685 after the
morning registration of late applicants. In the early afternoon most
of the remaining students completed

tional president and retired civil
engineer, will conduct the meetinc
CoL James H. Graham, dean of the
engineering college, will deliver the
welcoming address.
After the
businesi meeting, a luncheon will be held in the
football room of the Union build-in-

ness session will be held in
morial Hall Charles Spencer,

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FORUM PROGRAM
Eve Curie, Clapper,
Van Paassen Billed
Five prominent authorities on subjects of national and international
scope will appear in Lexington during the 1940-4- 1 Public Forum series.
Speakers for the series will be
Warden Lewis E. Lawes, head of Sing
Sing penitentiary, who has chose
"The Warden Speaks" as his topic
for the opening address on October
23; Pierre van Paassen, noted fore
ign correspondent
and author of
"Days of Our Years," who will speak

courses in connection with work on
degrees. Only three freshman ap plied for late registration.

Students

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In the afternoon, from 1.45 to 3:15
o'clock, members of the local chapter will conduct the visitors on a
tour of the engineering buildings
and other points of interest on the
campus. Beginning at 3:30 p, m.. a
second
business session
will be held.
A banquet and smoker will follow
the model initiation Thursday night
in Phoenix hotel, which will be
headquarters for the convention.
Popular musical numbers will be
sun? at the smoker by the local
student trio, Jean Mane McCon-nel- l.
Mary Duncan,
and Betty
Hayes.
Besides Dusiness sessions and a
tour of the Bluegrass. Friday's pro- gram will be highlighted bv a dinner
and dance at Phoenix hotel. Prof.
R. C. Matthews. University of Tennessee, secretary and treasurer of
the national council, will be the
principal speaker at the banquet.
Wiu Attend GAlne
Convention visitors and local fraternity members will attend th
n
and Lee foot-ba- il
game Saturday afternoon.
A
special section in the north side
stands will be reserved for the
group.
John T. Faig. president of the
Ohio Mechanics institute. Cincinnati, and a graduate of the engineering college In 1894. will be the principal speaker at the convention banquet Saturday night in Phoenix
hotel.
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their entrance.
A majority of those registering
late this year have been graduate
students, transfers, and teachers in
the University who are taking

on "Armagedden: World Conflict."
November 28; Edward Tomlinson,
journalist, author, and South American expert, whose subject will be
"The Americas Against the World."
January 28; Eve Curie, daughter of
the discoverer of radium, who will
discuss "Science and Woman," February 6; and Raymond Clapper,
international observer and news
columnist, speaking on "Politicians
as I Know Them." on a date to be
announced later.
Forum members should obtain
their 1940-4- 1 membership cards be- -'
fore Thursday. October 10, forum
officials announced. After that date.
remaining cards will be made available to the public.

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Total Is 68 Less
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David Robertson. Shelby-vinJohn F. Johnston. Wilmington. DeL; Paul Adolr.ii Johnson.
Youngstown. Ohio; Vincent Stastgs.
George F. Spragens.
Vanceburg;
Lebanon; Stanley W. Penna. Louisville; Staley F. Adams. Lexington,
Valoris H. Florence. Crittenden;
Glenn E. Padgett. Somerset: and
Frederick Steedley. Louisville.
Alumni are Prof. Carter C. Jet;,
machine designing division of the
engineering college: James S. Wat-kin- s,
Lexington, president of the
Kentucky Professional Engineer's society; and Harrison D. Brailsford.
New York city engineer.
Fred
Fischer, president of the local chapter, will conduct the initiation serv-

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for the medical apIs to be 'given
November 8. should be made immediately to Miss Katherine W. Owens
in room 103 of the Health building.
Dr. J. S. Chambers announced yesterday.
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All
students who expect
to enter medical school by the fall
language cannot be exterminated.
of 1941 should take this test since
About the only way a language can
it has been adopted by the Associabe forcibly destroyed is by destroy- Bart Peak, YMCA secretary, will tion of American Medical Colleges
ing the people who speak. The case speak on "A Freshman Faces Col- - as one of the normal requirements
ol Poland after the World War is lege" at a meeting of the Freshman jor admission
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" rnUeoe-?mHPle-!ClUb 8t 7 P- Doctor Cnambers urges students
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who are interested tn nntirr that
per
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enrollment suffered about a 20
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Marian uraaiora, Lexington,
the test comes a month earlier than
cent decrease from last year's enhas been appointed YWCA usual and that it will be given only
rollment, but advanced and interadviser of the club.
IXION NOTLS
once this year. A fee of one dollar
mediate French disclosed no apSix freshmen have been appointed is required of each person taking Today
preciable loss. Correspondingly. as a committee to nominate officers test.
Student cooperative. 4 to 5 p m ,
Spanish classes increased about 20 of the club. They are James Cay- Room 204.
to 25 percent. Dr. Hernandez said this
wood. Fort Mitchell; Rupert Jerni- - i
Lamp and Cross. 7 to 8 p ui .
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is a lairly good criterion to judge
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gan, ShelbyvUle; Eugene Barnett. UUiV
Room 205.
the trend, but classes in Spanish Bagdad;
and Virginia Wesley, DoroY Sophomore commission. 7 to i
Regular
have always outnumbered French
of
meetings
Omicron
thy Jack Ecklar, and Celia Beder-ma- Delta Kappa, senior men's honorary, p. m.. Room 20t.
in enrollment, he added.
Lexington.
Interfratemity council. 8 to 9 30
will be held at 4:30 p. m. on the
He attributed the increase in
The program committee is made first Wendesday of every month in p. m.. Ballroom.
Spanish enrollment to two main reaCweus, 4:30 p. ui.. Room 05
son: 1) growing belief that French up of Doris Chrisman and Eleanor room 204 of the Union Building.
WOOd
POWell,
George
Danville;
Lances, 5 p. m.. Room 204.
is a "dead language," and 2l intenHenrv Rnmnnnt
rwarv on
Walker. Pleasant Ridge. Mich.; and. nounced." The circle also voted to
YWCA Cabinet meeting. 8 p m .
sified interest In our South American neighbors who speak the Span- Jolm Roland, Maceo.
have dinner meetings at 6 p. m. "on Y office.
Officers will be elected at a reg- the third Tuesday of each morth. Wednesday
ish language. The immediate importance of the second deduction is ular meeting at 7 p. m. Tuesday. The first meeting will be at 4:30 pjn.
SuKy, 5 p. m.. Room 20t
October 8.
difficult to assume, he said.
tomorrow
ODK. 4:30 y. m.. Room 204

War Blamed For Decrease
In French Class Enrollment
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Women who join the YWCA dur
inz the drive will sign registration
cards and agree to support the or ganizatiou s creetL They wU1 also
choose some phase of the club's
activity in which to participate.
These groups within the YWCA
include those of social service, eco -

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'National Convention
Of Engineers' Honorary
Will Be Held Here

writing of the collected data by a
committee into
special three-ma- n
the minutes; and the submission of
possible remedies to correct cheating
highlighted the first faculty meeting
01 ine year 01 me ans ana science
college yesterday In McVey hall.
L. L. Dantzler. English de-- ;
partment head, read the report and
subsequent resolutions prepared by
himself. Dr. M. M. White, and Proi.
R. O. Lunde, at the request of Dean
P. P. Boyd of the arts and science
college. Remedies suggested by the
committee were used to a great ex- tent in the final semester exams last
year. Among the remedies drawn up
were "an alphabetical seating ar- rangement. closer instructor scru- tiny during exams, vary the examim- tions, have separate examination
quiz pads delivered in ad- vance and stamped by the repart- meni giving tne lesi, leaving oi
oooks ana noies ouisiae oi me ciass- room or at the Instructor's desk
during the period, space seating be- tween students, and do not use the
same exams "year in and year out'."
Motion by the committee to in- corporate the report into the minutes
was adopted, as was a motion to make
prepared resolutions the first or- der of business at the next meeting.
Request for the student government
and
bodies who gath
ered the material to continue their
investigations were approved.
The
session was
opened with the election of Mrs.
Alberta W. Server, assistant professor of Romance languages, as
secretary
to succeed Prof. Paul
Whitaker German department.
Only course changes adopted by
r.he body were the changing of the
course number of "advanve phonetics" in the Romance language department, and a revision of three
chemistry
courses. Chemistry
17
(gas analysis) was removed from
the curriculum of industrial chemistry majors; the four -- credit chemistry 131b was changed to a
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course with revised time distribution; and chemistry 131a has
a new time allocation but remains a
course.
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Fifty-seve- n
new faculty members
were introduced at the meeting.
YMCA-YWC-

Feather, Button Are Membership Sign;
More Than 500 Enrollees Expected

By October 10

nounced later.

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A number of awards will be made
Four students from the agricul- Judges
ture took prizes in the Student Stock to winners and runners-uJudging contest at the Kentucky will be Lexington townspeople conState fair held recently in Louis nected with photography, to be an-

James Wilson of Smrhland was
tops among aU the students with a
first win a second win, and a fifth,
Also amone the winners were James
Henshaw of Henshaw, a first and 8
fourth; A. P. Adair of Paris, a third
position; and James Ammerman
Cynthiana, who was tied with three
other boys for a second spot.
The group of students from all
over the state judged two rings of
breeder cattle, two of dairy cattle,
two of swine, and two of sheep.
Points were based on the placings
and the reasons given for the plac-

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photo-finisher-

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estimated that around ten students
from the University would attend
the Louisville conference, where a- round 100 colleges representatives
are expected to be present.

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Entries for the picture contest
being conducted by the University
Photography club and Lenshawks,
campus
honorary,
photographi:
must be in by Thursday, October
10, according to William E. Rodman, contest director.
The pictures, which must have
been taken by contestants between
June 1, 1940, are to be left at the Information desk in the Union building, or brought to the meeting of
the Photography club scheduled for
7:30 p. m. Thursday, October 10,
room 204 of the Union.
Negatives are not to be submitted,
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but all prints with the name attd
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Sigma Alpha Ep
address of the contestant on the
silon, Triangle, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi reverse side will be returned, exMu.
cept those of the prize winners.
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Alpha Gamma
There are two classes in which
Rho, Sigma Chi. Alpha XI Delta pictures may be entered:
Sigma Nu.
Class A, for University students
Thursday, Oct. 10: Pi Kappa Al who have never sold pictures to
pha. Delta Delta Delta, Juniors. newspapers or magazines, and Class
Seniors.
B. for new students at the UniverFriday, Oct. 11: Miscelleanous.
sity.
raiuuuu, may suumu uu.v uu.ii- ber of pictures, and developing,
priming ur enlarging may ue none
either by contestants or commercial

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AT FIRST FORMAL
Bluegrass Ball
Slated Saturday

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Clyde Trask's orchestra, which
Eight committees are open to students, house, music, dance, publicity played here for the Sadie Hawkins
dance last November, will furnish
art, activities, forum, and sports.
music fur the second annual Blue-graDuties Listed
ball, from 9 p. m. until mid
Members of the house committee
act as hosts and hostesses to Union night Saturday, in the Bluegrass
visitors; plan open houses, recep- room.
This orchestra, featuring Carol
tions, and teas; maintain orderly
conduct within the building; and en Gable, former WLW songster, and
This Johnny May, xylophonist, has played
force rules of membership.
committee is also in charge of the long engagements at Hotel Gibson
and Ault Park, Cincinnati; Lookout
weekly sweater sessions.
The music committee has general House, Covington; and on the Island
charge of musical programs, which
are broadcast throughout the building, arranges programs to be pre- ser.ted In the music room, and co- operates with other campus musical
groups In presentation of programs.
At present the committee is considering a musical comedy show for
this semester.
In cooperation with campus organizations, the dance committee schedules and plans piivate dances and
makes arrangements for all campus
hops and formals.
It is the work of the publicity
committee to release news of dances,
meetings, art exhibitions, forums,
music presentations, and any other
diviUnion activities. The
sion of this unit XSkes care of all
art and color publicity.
The art committee, working with
the University art department, arranges for exhibitions, prepares and
hangs pictures, and releases data on
its activities to the local papers.
The main purpose of the activities committee is to sponsor the
outside activities, plan and arrange
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OCTOIIER

State Conference

TRASKTOPLAY

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TUESDAY,

Annual Membership Drive
Of YWCA To Open Today

Bill Karraker, YMCA president,
announced his cabinet for the year
at a meeting yesterday in the Union building.
He named George Terrell, freshman club director; Ed Short head
of the spiritual life group; Gaines
Sebree, Joe Massie, and John Courtney on the discussion group committee; Bill Penick, director of social committee; Jim Wooldridge and
Sam Brents, publicity board; Warren Doman, Walter McCarrol, Rus
sell Roland and Ransford Potter
Vernon
social service committee;
Albert, social service chairman; Bob
Spragens, deputation of programs in
schools and clubs; John Long,
George Nollau, Charles Price, and
William Knable, membership committee; Asher Seal, economics and
labor chairman; Edward Roister,
world affairs committee;
Frank
Bean, program committee; and Ed
Crowe, chairman of the international group.
Present officers besides Karraker
are Bill Blandford,
;
George Terrell, secretary; and Bob
Spragens, treasurer.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon
in the Union building, the Kentucky
YMCA cabinet decided to hold the
state leadership training conference
of college YMCA organir.ations on
October 26 and 27 at the YMCA
building in Louisville.
Approximately 15 representatives
from state colleges were representThey
ed at yesterda's mJ3tin
made arrangements to have four
regional secretaries from the Atlanta, Ga., office present at the
Louisville meeting, including Herbert
King, Henry Ware. Miss Celestine
Smith, and Miss Augusta Roberts,
former secretary of the YWCA at
the University.
Bart Peak, UK's YMCA secretary,

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Reveals A Need For A Few Changes

college Iraicrnity, for over a century
nuked sniiglv awav in iis academic cradle, has
now reached the poini where ii must fare
of life. The lime is rome when
inusi lie viewed ohjeclivelv. must have proved
iis case not onlv to the campus itself, hut to
those in the world outside who contribute the
wealth which makes that campus possible.
No one. surelv, who has been awake to the
limes can deny that such a fact exists. For several vcars. much of the press of the naiion has
devoted a great deal of its spare to discussion,
pro and con, of fraternities and their lot. Ai
least three magazines of national circulation
hae carried articles, picturing and describing
every phase oMraiernity life, from rush week to
hell week, from songfests to cups. Some have
lauded, some have damned, but whatever their
collective conclusion, they have served the pur-jxsthe
of putting "the frais" squarely
public, to le judged on their own merits and
nothing else.
One occasionally hears talk about the fraternity system "dying out." Nothing, however,
could le more untrue: a glance at the record
will show that there arc now more individual
thapiers in the country than ever before, and
a larger active memlxrship. It is hardly, then,
a question of numerical and monetary strength.
The issue, as placed before the public bv the
press, seems rather to be one of "Is the f rater
nil v svstem today justifying its existence, or is
it merely a hollow shell of a thing that has
outlived its usefulness and is living in the past?"
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Fraternities and here

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lodges as well as the men's are "good" for the
billowing reavms:
Thev aid. often to the jioiiii ol indispen
sibilitv. their respective universities in their
problems of housing and organization. On manv
campuses fraternity houses comprise almost the
entire dormitory svstem. in some cases without
costing the institutions a cent. Thev help, localise thev are organied, their colleges to rarrv
out innumerable programs that could never succeed fn large campuses that sprawl without
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svstem.
T Without doubt thev make for more diversified and better executed social activities than
would otherwise be possible, and they are capable of teaching even the most backward freshman
the difference between a napkin and a bib.
In numerous cases especially in the larger
universities fraternities play a major role in
acclimating freshman and transfers, and in gelling i hem through the orgies of registration
and classification. This, obviously, is only the
case at schools permitting
rushing
and on campuses where a majority of the new- omcrs are rushed.
They give to students a "feeling of belonging." a thing which, though usually overrated, manages to instill in the timid a bit of
fonfidence. a knowledge that here is one place
at h ast where he is wanted. And even the m